Appendix B

TOW Gunnery Skills Test

The TGST is an evaluation tool with which the unit can determine readiness to move toward crew tasks and conduct live-fire gunnery to meet prescribed training levels. It is used to evaluate the crew memberís ability to perform gunnery-related skills. It does not replace tasks in the soldierís manuals.

Administrative Procedures

As a minimum, the appropriate tasks of the TGST must be administered--

Quarterly.

When crew members change positions.

Before gunnery qualification, unless the crew members qualified within the past three months in their current vehicle position.

The TGST is administered using tasks, conditions, and standards, as well as training evaluation guidelines and performance checklists. At no time will tasks be deleted from the TGST; however, the commander may add tasks for a more comprehensive evaluation.

All members of the TOW squad should take the test. The commander and gunner must achieve a GO on all tasks.

The TGST should also be used as a diagnostic tool to determine the level and effectiveness of cross-training throughout the section.

Prerequisites

Preliminary gunnery training must be conducted before administering the TGST.

Evaluation Procedures

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESS

The evaluator logs each crew member in on a roster at all stations and provides him with all materials and equipment displayed in the manner outlined in this guide. The evaluator must use the criterion checklist for each task. He informs the crew member of his performance on the task and directs him either to move to the next station or to further training. Only one crew member may be tested at a time, unless stated otherwise in the guideline.

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES FOR PERSONNEL RECEIVING A NO-GO

If the crew member does not achieve the standard indicated on the checklist, he receives a NO-GO. When a crew member receives a NO-GO, he must be critiqued, to include an explanation of his mistakes and what he must do to correct them. The crew member will not be retested until his immediate supervisor has initialed the scoresheet indicating that the individual has been retrained and is ready to retest. If a crew member receives an additional NO-GO on the same task, he must return to be retested on another date.

Evaluation Criteria

Either internal or external evaluators may evaluate the test; external evaluation is recommended.

The individuals performing the test must complete all actions outlined in the performance checklist within a specified time limit to achieve a GO for the task.

At the conclusion of each task, if the individual failed to meet the prescribed standards, he will be critiqued on those areas that caused him to fail the task and be directed to retake the test at a later date.

Scoring

Personnel receive either a GO or a NO-GO on each task. NO-GOs are scored for--

Make sure the equipment is operational, and that the weapon is removed from the vehicle.

TEST PLANNING TIME:

Administrative:Test:Total:

5 minutes8 minutes13 minutes

INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CREWMAN:

"At this station, you will be tested on your ability to clear, disassemble (field strip), assemble, perform a function check, load, and perform immediate action on an M60 machine gun. You must clear, perform a function check, load, and perform immediate action in sequence on the M60 machine gun. The weapon is not clear. You have eight minutes to complete this test. Do you understand these instructions? (Answer questions.) You may begin." (Start the time.)

If the examinee has not completed the task after eight minutes, announce "STOP," loud enough for the examinee to hear.

Note. If it appears that the examinee is going to damage the equipment or injure himself, announce "STOP."

Make sure the equipment is operational, and that the weapon is removed from the vehicle.

TEST PLANNING TIME:

Administrative:Test:Total:

5 minutes7 minutes12 minutes

INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CREWMAN:

"At this station, you will be tested on your ability to clear, disassemble (field strip), assemble, perform a function check, load, and perform immediate action on an M240B machine gun. You must clear, perform a function check, load, and perform immediate action in sequence on the M240B machine gun. The weapon is not clear. You have seven minutes to complete this test. Do you understand these instructions? (Answer questions.) You may begin." (Start the time.)

If the examinee has not completed the task after seven minutes, announce "STOP," loud enough for the examinee to hear.

Note. If it appears that the examinee is going to damage the equipment or injure himself, announce "STOP."

Make sure the equipment is operational, and that the weapon is cleared.

TEST PLANNING TIME:

Administrative:Test:Total:

5 minutes8 minutes13 minutes

INSTRUCTIONS TO EXAMINEE:

"At this station, you will be tested on your ability to mount the AN/PVS-4 on the M60 machine gun, place the AN/PVS-4 into operation, and dismount the AN/PVS-4 from the M60 machine gun. The weapon is clear. You have eight minutes to complete this test. Do you understand these instructions? (Answer questions.) You may begin." (Start the time.)

If the examinee has not completed the task after eight minutes, announce "STOP," loud enough for the examinee to hear.

Note. If it appears that the examinee is going to damage the equipment or injure himself, announce "STOP."

PERFORMANCE CHECKLIST FOR STATION 2
Mount, Place Into Operation, and Dismount the AN/PVS-4
Night-Vision Sight (Using the M60 Machine Gun)

NAME ______________________________ UNIT________________________________

Make sure the equipment is operational, and that the weapon is cleared.

TEST PLANNING TIME:

Administrative:Test:Total:

5 minutes8 minutes13 minutes

INSTRUCTIONS TO EXAMINEE:

"At this station, you will be tested on your ability to mount the AN/PVS-4 on the M240B machine gun, place the AN/PVS-4 into operation, and dismount the AN/PVS-4 from the M240B machine gun. The weapon is clear. You have eight minutes to complete this test. Do you understand these instructions? (Answer questions.) You may begin." (Start the time.)

If the examinee has not completed the task after eight minutes, announce "STOP," loud enough for the examinee to hear.

Note. If it appears that the examinee is going to damage the equipment or injure himself, announce "STOP."

PERFORMANCE CHECKLIST FOR STATION 2A
Mount, Place Into Operation, and Dismount the AN/PVS-4
Night-Vision Sight (Using the M240B Machine Gun)

NAME ______________________________ UNIT________________________________

Make sure the equipment is operational, and that the complete vehicle-mounted system is assembled.

TEST PLANNING TIME:

Administrative:Test:Total:

5 minutes5 minutes10 minutes

INSTRUCTIONS TO EXAMINEE:

"At this station, you will be tested on your ability to load, arm, and unload an encased TOW missile. You have five minutes to complete this test. Do you understand these instructions? (Answer questions.) You may begin." (Start the time.)

If the examinee has not completed the task after five minutes, announce "STOP," loud enough for the examinee to hear.

Note. If it appears that the examinee is going to damage the equipment or injure himself, announce "STOP."

PERFORMANCE CHECKLIST FOR STATION 3
Load, Arm, and Unload an Encased TOW Missile

NAME ______________________________ UNIT________________________________

Make sure the equipment is operational, and that the complete TOW system is installed.

TEST PLANNING TIME:

Administrative:Test:Total:

5 minutes5 minutes10 minutes

INSTRUCTIONS TO EXAMINEE:

"At this station, you will be tested on your ability to perform immediate action procedures for a hangfire or misfire of an M220-A2 (mounted on an M966). You have five minutes to complete this test. Do you understand these instructions? (Answer questions.) You may begin." (Start the time.)

If the examinee has not completed the task after five minutes, announce "STOP," loud enough for the examinee to hear.

Note. If it appears that the examinee is going to damage the equipment or injure himself, announce "STOP."

PERFORMANCE CHECKLIST FOR STATION 4
Perform Immediate Action Procedures for a Hangfire or Misfire
of an M220-A2 TOW Missile Launcher (Mounted on an
M966 HMMWV)

NAME ______________________________ UNIT________________________________

Make sure the equipment is operational, and that the complete TOW system is installed.

TEST PLANNING TIME:

Administrative:Test:Total:

5 minutes15 minutes20 minutes

INSTRUCTIONS TO EXAMINEE:

"At this station, you will be tested on your ability to conduct a system check-out procedure and preoperational inspection on an M220-A2 TOW launcher system and encased missile. You have 15 minutes to complete this test. Do you understand these instructions? (Answer questions.) You may begin." (Start the time.)

If the examinee has not completed the task after 15 minutes, announce "STOP," loud enough for the examinee to hear.

Note. If it appears that the examinee is going to damage the equipment or injure himself, announce "STOP."

PERFORMANCE CHECKLIST FOR STATION 5
Conduct a System Check-out Procedure and Preoperational
Inspection on an M220-A2 TOW Launcher System and
Encased Missile

NAME ______________________________ UNIT________________________________

Given pictures or a slide presentation of 30 combat vehicles at ranges between 500 and 1,200 meters, day or night environment.

STANDARDS:

Within 11 minutes, the crew member must identify, by nomenclature, 27 of 30 combat vehicles, using day or night sights.

PERSONNEL, EQUIPMENT AND MATERIAL:

Qualified CPL or above.

Thirty vehicle pictures or slides.

Twenty percent viewed through night sights.

Twenty pictures will be taken from the proscribed list; the rest are at commanderís discretion.

Stopwatch.

Clipboard and pen or pencil for each crew member.

One helper (qualified E4 or below).

PRETEST PREPARATION:

Make sure the pictures include the 20 from the required list, 10 from the optional list, and that at least 6 are viewed through a night sight (see Table B-1).

TEST PLANNING TIME:

Administrative:Test:Total:

5 minutes11 minutes16 minutes

INSTRUCTIONS TO EXAMINEE:

"At this station, you will be tested on your ability to identify combat vehicles. You must correctly identify 27 of 30 vehicles by nomenclature. You will have 12 seconds to view each vehicle and 10 seconds to write your answer on the performance checklist provided. Make sure you do not get out of sequence, or your answers will be incorrect. You have 11 minutes to complete this test. Do you understand these instructions? (Answer questions.) You may begin." (Start the time.)

If the examinee has not completed the task after 11 minutes, announce "STOP," loud enough for the examinee to hear.

Make sure the equipment is operational, and that the complete TOW system is installed. Target array consists of ten vehicles; a minimum of two targets must be placed out of range and two targets placed where they cannot be engaged due to obstacles.

TEST PLANNING TIME:

Administrative:Test:Total:

5 minutes1 minutes6 minutes

INSTRUCTIONS TO EXAMINEE:

"At this station, you will be tested on your ability to determine if a target can be engaged by an M220-series launcher system. You must correctly identify which targets can be engaged. You have one minute to complete this test. Do you understand these instructions? (Answer questions.) You may begin." (Start the time.)

If the examinee has not completed the task after one minute, announce "STOP," loud enough for the examinee to hear.

Note. If it appears that the examinee is going to damage the equipment or injure himself, announce "STOP."

PERFORMANCE CHECKLIST FOR STATION 7
Determine If a Target Can be Engaged by an M220-Series
TOW Launcher System

NAME ______________________________ UNIT________________________________

Make sure the equipment is operational, and that an appropriate sector of fire is available.

TEST PLANNING TIME:

Administrative:Test:Total:

5 minutes15 minutes20 minutes

INSTRUCTIONS TO EXAMINEE:

"At this station, you will be tested on your ability to complete an antiarmor range card. You will be given the following information: type of position, type of weapon system, left and right limits, and any target reference points. (Give the information to the crew.) You have 15 minutes to complete this test. Do you understand these instructions? (Answer questions.) You may begin." (Start the time.)

If the examinee has not completed the task after 15 minutes, announce "STOP," loud enough for the examinee to hear.

Note. If it appears that the examinee is going to damage the equipment or injure himself, announce "STOP."

PERFORMANCE CHECKLIST FOR STATION 8
Prepare an Antiarmor Range Card

NAME ______________________________ UNIT________________________________

Make sure the equipment is operational, and that the ground is solid and slopes less than 30 degrees.

TEST PLANNING TIME:

Administrative:Test:Total:

5 minutes5 minutes10 minutes

INSTRUCTIONS TO EXAMINEE:

"At this station, you will be tested on your ability to assemble the M220-A2 TOW launcher system. The weapon has been cleared. You have five minutes to complete this test. Do you understand these instructions? (Answer questions.) You may begin." (Start the time.)

If the examinee has not completed the task after five minutes, announce "STOP," loud enough for the examinee to hear.

Note. If it appears that the examinee is going to damage the equipment or injure himself, announce "STOP."

PERFORMANCE CHECKLIST FOR STATION 9
Assemble the M220-A2 TOW Launcher System

NAME ______________________________ UNIT________________________________

Make sure the equipment is operational, and that all equipment is removed from the M966 HMMWV.

TEST PLANNING TIME:

Administrative:Test:Total:

5 minutes5 minutes10 minutes

INSTRUCTIONS TO EXAMINEE:

"At this station, you will be tested on your ability to install an M220-A2 TOW launcher system and an encased missile on an M966 HMMWV. You have five minutes to complete this test. Do you understand these instructions? (Answer questions.) You may begin." (Start the time.)

If the examinee has not completed the task after five minutes, announce "STOP," loud enough for the examinee to hear.

Note. If it appears that the examinee is going to damage the equipment or injure himself, announce "STOP."

PERFORMANCE CHECKLIST FOR STATION 10
Install an M220-A2 TOW Launcher System and an Encased
Missile on an M966 HMMWV

NAME ______________________________ UNIT________________________________

Make sure the equipment is operational, and that the complete TOW launcher system is installed.

TEST PLANNING TIME:

Administrative:Test:Total:

5 minutes5 minutes10 minutes

INSTRUCTIONS TO EXAMINEE:

"At this station, you will be tested on your ability to place an M966 HMMWV in the ready-to-fire configuration. You have five minutes to complete this test. Do you understand these instructions? (Answer questions.) You may begin." (Start the time.)

If the examinee has not completed the task after five minutes, announce "STOP," loud enough for the examinee to hear.

Note. If it appears that the examinee is going to damage the equipment or injure himself, announce "STOP."

PERFORMANCE CHECKLIST FOR STATION 11
Place an M966 HMMWV in the Ready-to-Fire Configuration

NAME ______________________________ UNIT________________________________